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Need to find a REALLY simple player

  • 01-12-2008 9:19pm
    #1
    podbabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭


    Hi guys! I'm on the hunt for an mp3 player for my Mum (Christmas prezzie from my Dad - yeah, ye know the way it goes!!!) It needs to be seriously simple to navigate round and use :o. No huge memory required - I'd say 4G/8G, she really just wants to have all her music in one place. Would the ipod be the most simple to use or has anyone any other suggestion?


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  • #2
    Passenger
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,150 ✭✭✭Passenger


    Oh yeah the iPod would definitely be the most accessible for, ahem, the folks generation. :D

    In terms of the uncomplicated interface alone would be ideal for her I'd say.

    :)


  • #3
    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,423 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    Anything by sony....they make the most user friendly players around at the moment. I got one (a Sony S610) for my Mum last xmas, and she's a total technophobe but has had no problem using it.


  • #4
    eclectichoney
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,291 ✭✭✭eclectichoney


    My mother uses a Samsung flash player, which she claims is ridiculously easy to navigate! It's the Yp-k3.

    To be honest I think my Sony is easier though. It kinda helps that they have a standardish looking play and stop button on some of the newer ones. Most people can recognise the symbols easily. Personally i think iPods are pretty difficult to use, that bloody wheel thing is a nightmare (but maybe it's just me :o)


  • #5
    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,423 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    eclectichoney wrote: »
    Personally i think iPods are pretty difficult to use, that bloody wheel thing is a nightmare (but maybe it's just me :o)

    Not just you, I got a nano a couple of weeks ago....dear jeasus how fiddly and annoying the click wheel can be, especially when it comes to choosing things from the menus or changing volume...


  • #6
    podbabe
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 22 ✭podbabe


    Okay Guys. I'm gonna do a bit more looking and see if I can physically get my hands on a Sony to see what they're like and then decide. Thanks a mill for the info!!
    Also, in prep for Christmas morning when my Mum says "Oh can I listen to some music now!!!!!!" is it possible for me to have some saved onto a memory stick, copy to music library, plug her new player in and Bob's your uncle, instant syching or will I be faced with copying each of her cds one by one there and then?? If I go for ipod will itunes let me copy from the existing library? I really appreciate all the help - if only she knew! :D


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  • #7
    pleasant Co.
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 7,423 Mod ✭✭✭✭pleasant Co.


    Yup, you can do that with both (rip songs now and have them ready to go). I'd even advise that you load the music on before hand/give the unit you buy a bit of a charge up.

    Which ever one you pick, make sure you rip to MP3 (not wma, not aac), it's the universal format and works with everything.


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